Pretty Corny

Rating: Null/10 (2 June 2004)

I just watched this film again. Although I can't explain why I'm drawn to watch it. It's got some pretty corny acting.
In the first place, every American in it seems like they are hunting to speak the historic line of the war. The British,French,and Canadians are almost non-existent. And the horrible over-splicing of action scenes. Couldn't they find real boats and real people,and real water to do the landing scenes?
Just picking apart two scenes, let's take the first one: Henry Fonda (T.Roosevelts son) goes to the ward room to see his division commander about being first on the beach. Now,the division commander let's fly about T.R.'s sons father being the first up San Juan Hill and leading the Rough Riders. Wouldn't T.R.'s son already know these fact. I mean come on. If he didn't hear them from his father certainly he picked it up somewhere he was a one star general.
Next,John Wayne is in the chute room having a cup of coffee. In comes word about the attack. With so many tables around him, why did he have to throw his coffee cup to the floor? Couldn't he just put it down?
Peppered with ham acting the best part of this film was that of the German actors. They seemed to want this movie to contain better then average acting.Look at Major Pluskat. That poor guy caught hell right from the time he was woke up with a phone call. If I was him I would have walked down the hill and surrendered.
The only thing shot full of holes here is this film. It can get to be a roar if you see it too many times!!!!!